Thomas Jefferson's Ice Cream Recipe

Although invented in the fourth or fifth century B.C.E., ice cream has existed in something close to its current form since the 1500s or 1600s in France, with recipes appearing in England in the 1700s. It was then that Thomas Jefferson first tried (and adored) it during a visit to Europe, and he is generally credited for its immense popularity in America. Although Jefferson is not believed to have actually introduced ice cream to the states, his cooks famously prepared it for him on a regular basis using this very recipe, which was written in a note by the president himself.